Adjustable tray



Feb; 11, 1930. su ly Err 1,746,720

ADJUSTABLE TRAY Original Filed Sept. 1927 a I I I I n I I I l I I I 1Patented Feb. 11, 1930 a y r V UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE DANIEL A.SULLIVAN AlhTD HARRY MTLLMAN, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS ADJUSTABLE TRAYApplication filed September 3, 1927, Serial No. 217,332. Renewed July22, 1929. i

The obj ect'of this invention is to provide constituting portions of theangular telea tray adapted to support and display vascopic curb. riousarticles, for example, oranges and other The member shown byFigure5,comprises fruits, confectionery, etc, the tray being ada flatportion 21, constituting a section of justable both in length and width,so that the bottom, and two curb portions 22 and 23,

it may support and display different 1111111: constituting sections ofthe angular telescopic bers of oranges, or other articles, in a comcurb.i pact group, the form of which is determined The member shown by Figure6,'comprises by that of the'tray. a fiat portion 24,constitutingasection of the Of th accompanying d i forming bottonnfand two curbportions and 26,

a part of this specification 1 constituting sections "of the angularteles Figure 1 is a plan view of an adjustable Copic curb. The curbportions 19, 20, 22

t b d i th i ti and 26 are folded, as shown by Figures 8, 9,

Figure 2 is an edge View of the same. 12 and 14:, to form spaces 27(Figures 8 9,

5 Figures 3, 4, 5 and 6, are plan views, show- 2 and 14;), formed toreceive the curb poring the members of the tray separated from 1 8 25,17, 16 and 23, Which are relatively h the thin and adapted to slide insaid spaces, to

Figure 7 is a ectign 011 line of Fig vary the width and length Of thetray Each ure 3, a of the described members is made from a 0 Fi 8 i a tiOn li 8- 8 f Fig s ngle blank of sheet metal, The bottomsecme 4. tionsContact with and are slidable on each Fi 9 i a ti on li 9.. 9 f Fiother; To prevent the springing apart of um a the bottom sections, weprovide the section 21 Fi 10 i a ti on li 1() 1() f wlth a folded edgeportion 29 (Figures 5 Figure 6, and 2), forming a guide in which an edgeFi 11 i a ti on li 11 -11 f portion of the section 15 is slidable, andpro- Fj i- 5 v de the sectlon 18 with a folded edge por- Figure 12 is asection on line 12- 12 of 01130 (Flgures 4 and forming a guide Fig inwhich an edge portion of thesection 24 Figure 13 is a section on line13-13 of 1S slldable' Figure In assembling the several members the twoFigure 14 is a section on line 14r14: of Shown -i Figures 3 and y beFigure 4L connected by causingthe curb sectlon 22 to The same referencecharacters indicate the 3 2 2 the Curb 599mm 16 and the -Q same parts inall of the figures. 1 i 15 Overlapping; the i section 21 The tray iscomposed of four sheet metal Fi i a Wlthln i g Then members,collectively constituting a rectan' 9 2 10W]: fl 11 Figure: 4 1g gularbottom and a rectangular telescopic x22 fi iffip f ts 3 59 3 40 curb ofa tray, the width and length of which b 6 Set 1 n am 16 0 0m arevariable, said members being shown sepb g igg 18 9O stately y Figuresand and assem' Thereaft r the two pairg of members may bled Figures 1 3The member Shown be connected, the curb sections 20, 26 receiv Fleure aml j a P 15v ing the curb sections 17 23, respectively and 45 st-ltutmgsectlon oi the bottom and the bottom sections 18, 24 being beneath thecurb portions 16 and 17, constituting secb t sections 15,21.

tions of the angular telescopic curb. The section 24 is provided with afolded The member shown by Flgure 4, comprises edge portion 81 toreceive an edge portion a flat portion 18,'constituting a section of ofthe section 21 (Figures 6 and 12). 50 the bottom, and two curb portions19 and 20, The thin curb portions 16, 17, 23 and 25,;

may be single thicknesses of sheet metal, or ma have two thicknessesclosely pressed toget er, to permit their entrance into the spaces 27.

The members may be inexpensively produced by blanking them from sheetmetal, and imparting to them final form by means well known by sheetmetal workers.

We claim:

1. A tray for supporting a plurality or group of articles such as piecesof fruit composed of four sheet metal members collectively forming arectangular shaped sheet metal bottom and a surrounding curb which isinclined outward from the bottom, each member including a section of thebottom and portions of the curb integral with said bottom section andextending lengthwise of two of its marginal edges from one cornerthereof, the curb sections of the members being telescopically engaged,whereby the size of i the tray may be varied both longitudinally andtransversely, to accommodate groups containing different numbers ofarticles or piles having bases of different areas Without breaking theconnection between the members.

2. A tray of the character described in the foregoing claim in which oneedge of the bottom section of each of two of the members i is foldedupon said bottom section to form a guide in which an edge of the bottomsection of another member may slide.

In testimony whereof we have affixed our I signatures.

DANIEL A. SULLIVAN. HARRY MILLMAN.

